2008 East Coast Arabian Championships and Australian National Arabian Championships
CANCELLED 2008 East Coast Arabian Championships Feb Thursday 7th - Saturday 9th
The 2008 Australian National Arabian Championships WILL NOT be held in March as scheduled due to the Equine Influenza epidemic. The Board of Directors will meet in November to make a decision whether this will be a cancellation for 2008 or a postponement to a date later in the year, probably late August.
There may be a survey sent out with the membership renewals in early
December where we will ask members for their views before a final decision is made. In the meantime, if you have any comments you would like to voice before the November Board Meeting, please write to the Society or email judges@ahsa.asn.au or secretary@ahsa.asn.au
Listed below are pro’s and con’s which have been considered so far, please let us know if you can think of anything we may have missed!
FOR POSTPONEMENT:
1. It would be a marvellous morale booster after everyone has been in
lockdown due to the E.I.
2. Competitors wouldn’t miss a year which has been planned and worked for.
3. It would help kick-start things for our members who run auxiliary
businesses – saddlers, outfitters, artists, photographers, magazines,
therapists etc
4. Competitors will have something to look forward to after the E.I.
lockdown and cold winter months.
5. After August 1st, age of horses’ changes – program would have to be
altered to suit.
6. Aussie’s would remain “qualification free” so all would be eligible to
compete.
7. An August show would be a great kick-start to the 08/09 show season.
8. Horses would be fresh and eager to be out after their confinement.
AGAINST POSTPONEMENT:
1. Competitors may not be in a financial position to attend the show.
2. Would the weather in August mean that all events would have to be held
indoors and if so, either the program would have to be shortened or the
show extended an extra day.
3. Would our sponsors be available for two Championships in the same
financial year?
4. Will competitors still be wary of venturing out from E.I. free areas?
5. After August 1st, age of horses changes – will this disadvantage young
horses?
6. Competitors would have two Championships in the same financial year,
some have had huge E.I. related expenses and have not been able to earn
their living from horses.
7. To hold the Aussie’s in August would mean more work to get horses’ coats right for showing.
The 2008 Australian National Arabian Championships WILL NOT be held in March as scheduled due to the Equine Influenza epidemic. The Board of Directors will meet in November to make a decision whether this will be a cancellation for 2008 or a postponement to a date later in the year, probably late August.
There may be a survey sent out with the membership renewals in early
December where we will ask members for their views before a final decision is made. In the meantime, if you have any comments you would like to voice before the November Board Meeting, please write to the Society or email judges@ahsa.asn.au or secretary@ahsa.asn.au
Listed below are pro’s and con’s which have been considered so far, please let us know if you can think of anything we may have missed!
FOR POSTPONEMENT:
1. It would be a marvellous morale booster after everyone has been in
lockdown due to the E.I.
2. Competitors wouldn’t miss a year which has been planned and worked for.
3. It would help kick-start things for our members who run auxiliary
businesses – saddlers, outfitters, artists, photographers, magazines,
therapists etc
4. Competitors will have something to look forward to after the E.I.
lockdown and cold winter months.
5. After August 1st, age of horses’ changes – program would have to be
altered to suit.
6. Aussie’s would remain “qualification free” so all would be eligible to
compete.
7. An August show would be a great kick-start to the 08/09 show season.
8. Horses would be fresh and eager to be out after their confinement.
AGAINST POSTPONEMENT:
1. Competitors may not be in a financial position to attend the show.
2. Would the weather in August mean that all events would have to be held
indoors and if so, either the program would have to be shortened or the
show extended an extra day.
3. Would our sponsors be available for two Championships in the same
financial year?
4. Will competitors still be wary of venturing out from E.I. free areas?
5. After August 1st, age of horses changes – will this disadvantage young
horses?
6. Competitors would have two Championships in the same financial year,
some have had huge E.I. related expenses and have not been able to earn
their living from horses.
7. To hold the Aussie’s in August would mean more work to get horses’ coats right for showing.
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